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- Words put poet in motion - Tonight South Africa
Gary Cummiskey has published several collections of poetry, including Reigning, The Secret Hour, Lost in a World, Visitations and When Apollinaire Died, to name but a few. He also owns his own independent publishing company, Dye Hard Press. Born in ...
- 'ROAD' WORK IS UNDER 'WAY - New York Post
Plenty of activity afoot this season on off-Broadway - and there's no doubt about its most eagerly anticipated production: "Road Show," the first new musical by Stephen Sondheim since his 1994 "Passion." The show, co-written by John Weidman, is about ...
- The 116th 'earthday' of Haile Selassie I will be celebrated tonight with a concert on the grounds of Livity Vegetarian ... (The Jamaica Observer)
Not only does this cultural event promise to provide patrons with the best in vegetarian food and first-class entertainment with slated performances from artistes such as Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica, Etana, Bushman, Ken Boothe, Jimmy Riley, Sugar Minott, Lutan Fyah, Tony Rebel, Mikey General, Empress, Ras Takura from African Soldiers, I-Nubia, Ras Malekot, Moji and Heru, among others, it is also ...
- On Poetry: Slow season lets 'Trout' fly (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
I keep swimming in our lake until the water's unbearably cold. My family thinks I'm crazy. But it's the deep pleasure of going slow, of feeling the water on my skin, of the way it feels velvety as I push through it, for no particular goal, just to keep afloat from our dock to Cherry Point and back. I'm thinking about a poem I found in the July/August issue of Poetry magazine. It's about fishing, ...
- Hayden Carruth: 1921-2008 - Paste Magazine
Paste MagazineHayden Carruth: 1921-2008Paste Magazine, GA - 5 minutes agoHis career led him to a stint as poetry editor at Harper's Magazine, and a professorship at Syracuse University. He published 30 books during his life, ...
- The Madison National Poetry Slam 2008 team speaks for itself... (Isthmus)
With less than a week remaining before National Poetry Slam 2008 gets rolling in Madison, the city's team is working hard in preparation for the competition. All five members -- Evy Gildrie-Voyles, Josh Healey, Ryan Hurley, Eric Mata, and Danez J. Smith -- are busy making their performance decisions and last-minute adjustments to ensure their success. But how did they find themselves on the ...
- Jay Reatard’s Extreme Makeover - Exclaim!
Exclaim!Jay Reatard’s Extreme MakeoverExclaim!, Canada - 6 hours agoI don’t really like poetry, so when songs are long they basically turn into fucking poems. I like to keep them more like mantras.”
- Libraries offer volumes more than books (Northwest Herald)
On a recent afternoon, 10-year-old Reilly Orpen was studying. Her 8-year-old brother, Michael, was playing Wii, and their father, Jerry, was doing some work – all at the Crystal Lake Public Library.
- The Cambridge Introduction to Modernism - Fabula
The Cambridge Introduction to ModernismFabula, France - 9 hours agoGenres: 4. Poetry; 5. Prose fiction; 6. Drama; Part III. Fate: 7. Literature and politics; Conclusion: after modernism?; Chronology.
- Make it a marvelous bridge - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Make it a marvelous bridgeThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 9 hours agoGo with prose, and their design is more likely to be approved. Go with poetry, worthy of the Northwest, and they may well be wasting their time. ...
- The Mail > - Baltimore City Paper
Vince Williams, we need to stop the Vulcan mind meld, because you say exactly what I'm thinking ( Social Studies , Oct. 1). I, too, have been watching the Cosby Show marathon lately and wondering how sad it was black people thought a family with ...
- New York Metro - Persian Mirror
New York MetroPersian Mirror - 2 hours agoTo sign up to read before the event, email poetry@persianartsfestival.org. This month’s guest reader will be Safa Samiezade=Yazd, an Iranian-American solo ...
- SIMPLE, SWEET, DOWN-TO-EARTH MUSIC - Guelph Mercury
Guelph MercurySIMPLE, SWEET, DOWN-TO-EARTH MUSICGuelph Mercury, Canada - 7 minutes agoIn Greek mythology, Calliope was the muse of epic poetry. As such, she inspired Homer to write the Odyssey and the Iliad, which were no small literary feats ...
- Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power - The Associated Press
The Associated PressMusharraf's turbulent 9 years in powerThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoIn his personal life, Musharraf has a reputation for being something of a bon vivant. He likes good food, traditional Pakistani music, Urdu poetry and fine ...
- VIDEO: Students test-screen first film - Las Cruces Sun-News
Click here for a trailer of the movie. LAS CRUCES — In just a few months, best-selling author LouAnne Johnson, renowned independent filmmakers, local high school students and New Mexico State University's Creative Media Institute have completed ...
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